Development Control Committee
The Development Control Committee makes decisions on certain types of planning applications and on planning enforcement issues. Camden's Constitution sets out exactly which types of application need a committee decision.
You can find out more about other council committees on the council and democracy pages of the website
Development Control Members' Briefing
Committee meetings, agendas, officers' reports and webcasts
- view committee dates and associated agendas (including officers reports) and minutes
note: agendas and officers' reports are available five working days before the committee meeting, draft minutes are published within five full working days of the meeting, and are approved at the following meeting - view live webcasts of committee meetings, or view archived webcasts of previous meetings
- View Officer's reports with associated applications, plans and documents.
What does the DC Committee do?
We meet every three weeks to consider planning matters. We look at reports from planning case officers and the reasons why they have refused or approved applications.
We decide about 10% of applications. Other decisions are made by the Director of the Environment. The type of applications we usually consider are:
- major developments which will build more than ten new homes or over 1000m2 of non-residential floorspace
- some minor developments where there will be an increase in floorspace
- changes of use to businesses serving hot food, e.g. restaurants, takeaways etc. (A3 use)
- demolition or part demolition of listed buildings or buildings in a conservation area
- any application which is not covered by the policies in our unitary development plan
- most applications which would involve making a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act
How can I find out the dates of meetings?
You can check the dates on the diary listing of council meetings. We meet every three weeks.
Can I see committee agendas, minutes and reports?
Yes, you can see the agendas and minutes of the meetings and download committee reports. At the end of each agenda is a list of committee reports:
If you need help finding an agenda or a report, you can contact the development control committee clerk
Who sits on the Development Control Committee?
You can see which members sit on the DC Committee on the Committee Details page of this website.
How can I find out more about the committee process?
If you want to know more about how planning decisions are made or how the DC committee works, you can download our leaflets from your guide to planning applications
Planning applications - putting forward your views to the Development Control Committee
These can be viewed and downloaded from the deputations page